President Trump pardoned Michele Fiore, a Republican member of the Las Vegas City Council who was convicted for using donations raised for a statue of a fallen police officer on herself instead.
WILL JUDGE DUGAN BECOME THE NEXT HERO OF THE RESISTANCE? The Trump administration’s campaign against sanctuary jurisdictions took a big step forward on Friday when federal agents arrested a county judge in Milwaukee after the judge allegedly helped an illegal immigrant accused of multiple crimes hide from federal immigration officials who had come to detain him. […]
One of the several women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sex trafficking died on Friday at the age of 41. Virginia Giuffre was pronounced dead by suicide at her farm in Western Australia, her publicist confirmed to the Associated Press. “Deeply loving, wise and funny, she was a beacon to other survivors and victims,” publicist...
Former House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) slammed the Democratic Party over its internal fractions, comparing the battle between figureheads to a “civil war.” “The party we are watching today, Democrat, is a civil war. It's the reason why there are no leaders of the party,” McCarthy said during a Friday morning appearance on Fox...
Luigi Mangione pleaded not guily to a federal judge on Friday, denying his involvement in the Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, a 26 year old Ivy League graduate from Maryland, could be charged with capital punishment if convicted of the violent crime. Attorney General Pam Bondi encouraged the acting U.S. Attorney for...
Alec Baldwin says the country is in a "bad" state of political division, describing it as a "pre-Civil War environment." "Boy, you can see now that we are in a pre-Civil War culture now," the "30 Rock" star said in an Instagram video posted Tuesday. "When they describe things back then politically — there were profound differences...
A unanimous Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a lower court ruling and found the Food and Drug Administration acted lawfully when it blocked two vaping companies from marketing fruity and dessert-flavored liquids for their electronic nicotine products. The justices rejected an earlier ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that FDA...
The U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library that promote diversity, equity and inclusion. The step, reported by The Associated Press, is the latest in the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate DEI policies, programs, social media postings and curriculum in federal agencies and schools. The Academy did not immediately respond to...
A California man will plead guilty to attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh by showing up outside his home in 2022 with weapons, his lawyers said Wednesday. Lawyers for Nicholas Roske announced his intent in a letter to the judge overseeing the case. Roske was set to face trial in June, and the charge carries up to life...
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will visit Greenland this week after the Trump administration ramps up its rhetoric about a takeover of the semiautonomous Danish territory. Frederiksen will meet with the territory's new leader, Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen. “It is important for me to visit and greet the future Chairman of the Government of Greenland as soon as possible. It has...
Senate Democrats are opening an investigation into reports that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is attempting to replace some contract workers at the Education Department with artificial intelligence (AI). Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Mazie Hirono (Hawaii), along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), sent a letter to Education Secretary Linda...
President Trump's long promised day of reciprocal tariffs has arrived, with a Rose Garden event to announce them set for Wednesday afternoon. "It's liberation day in America," Trump posted in all caps to his Truth Social platform around 7 a.m. Also early Wednesday, the president pressured former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other Republicans he’s...
Federal judges should be required to recuse themselves from cases involving conflicts of interest, and Congress or state courts should set standards for when judges should recuse themselves, to ensure faith in the justice system.
President Trump has an unlikely foe in his efforts to target Big Law firms: Paul Clement. Clement is a conservative legal heavyweight who served as solicitor general in President George W. Bush’s administration and has argued more than 100 cases before the Supreme Court. He has notched major conservative victories at the court, including expanding...
President Trump and his senior adviser, tech billionaire Elon Musk, touted the passage of the ballot measure Tuesday that amends Wisconsin’s Constitution to mandate photo identification for voters. “VOTER I.D. JUST APPROVED IN WISCONSIN ELECTION. Democrats fought hard against this, presumably so they can CHEAT. This is a BIG WIN FOR REPUBLICANS, MAYBE THE BIGGEST WIN...
